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  1. 1. Alexander McKeown Why become a Civil Engineer?
  2. 2. Introduction Why do people become Civil Engineers? What Civil Engineers can do? What projects do Engineers get involved in? What career path can you take? What have I done?
  3. 3. Why do people become Civil Engineers? Designing and Builders Solve Problems Change peoples lives Shape the future .Options
  4. 4. What can Civil Engineers do? To name a few Geotechnical Engineering Structural Engineering Project Management Health and Safety Insurance/Risk Management Finance General Management
  5. 5. What type of projects do Civil Engineers get involved in?
  6. 6. The Shard Civil Engineers Feasibility Planning Design Construction Maintenance
  7. 7. Costa Concordia Civil Engineers- Design of a floatation device Designing a counter- weight system Making sure there was no significant risk to life and minimising the effects to the surrounding reef.
  8. 8. Post Disasters Rebuilding Houses Providing Water supplies What to do with all the poo
  9. 9. What Routes can you take?
  10. 10. University You get more than a degree
  11. 11. A years in industry. Malaysia Working on site to create a 13- storey Leeds Gold Office Block
  12. 12. Learning and Inspiration
  13. 13. Drainage design Foul, Surface and Potable Desk Studies-Feasibility assessments Modelling Rivers
  14. 14. Thanks for listening Any Questions?